Before he became widely celebrated as FBI Agent Don Eppes on NUMB3RS, Rob Morrow was best known for his critically acclaimed portrayal of New York doctor Joel Fleischman on the hit television series, Northern Exposure. For his work on this show, he received two Golden Globe and three Emmy Award nominations for "Best Actor in a Dramatic Series," and moved into writing and directing.
Son of Murray Morrow, an industrial lighting manufacturer, and Diane Morrow. Rob's parents divorced when he was 9. A native New-Yorker, he started his theatre career working for Tom O'Horgan and Norman Mailer.
Rob married actress Debbon Ayer in 1998, and they welcomed their first child, daughter Tu Simone Ayer Morrow, on April 25, 2001. Rob and Debbie also co-produced Maze in 2000, an independent feature in which he wrote, directed, produced and starred. Maze won the audience choice honorable mention award at Cinequest at the San Jose Film Festival in March 2001.
Credits as an actor also include Quiz Show (1994), Mother (1996/II), Last Dance (1996), The Day Lincoln Was Shot (1998 ), The Emperor's Club (2002), and Guru (2002).
Rob made his directorial debut with The Silent Alarm, which premiered at the 1993 Seattle Film Festival, and went on to screen at the Hamptons, Boston, Edinburgh, and Sundance Film Festivals, with its television debut on Bravo. Rob directed several episodes of Street Time as well as an episode of HBO's Oz (1997) and CBS's Joan of Arcadia (2003).
Other film projects include Shopping and Night's Noontime.
He is committed to the theatre as a founding member of the nonprofit ensemble Naked Angels, along with Marisa Tomei, Fisher Stevens, Ron Rifkin and Nancy Travis, among others. He has also appeared in Third Street at the Circle Repertory Theatre and London's West End production of Birdy.
Rob is on the Board of Directors of Project ALS. Co-founded by Jenifer Estess, who was diagnosed with ALS in 1997. Project ALS is committed to funding the research necessary for finding effective treatments and a cure for people living with ALS, a fatal neuromuscular disease.
Son of Murray Morrow, an industrial lighting manufacturer, and Diane Morrow. Rob's parents divorced when he was 9. A native New-Yorker, he started his theatre career working for Tom O'Horgan and Norman Mailer.
Rob married actress Debbon Ayer in 1998, and they welcomed their first child, daughter Tu Simone Ayer Morrow, on April 25, 2001. Rob and Debbie also co-produced Maze in 2000, an independent feature in which he wrote, directed, produced and starred. Maze won the audience choice honorable mention award at Cinequest at the San Jose Film Festival in March 2001.
Credits as an actor also include Quiz Show (1994), Mother (1996/II), Last Dance (1996), The Day Lincoln Was Shot (1998 ), The Emperor's Club (2002), and Guru (2002).
Rob made his directorial debut with The Silent Alarm, which premiered at the 1993 Seattle Film Festival, and went on to screen at the Hamptons, Boston, Edinburgh, and Sundance Film Festivals, with its television debut on Bravo. Rob directed several episodes of Street Time as well as an episode of HBO's Oz (1997) and CBS's Joan of Arcadia (2003).
Other film projects include Shopping and Night's Noontime.
He is committed to the theatre as a founding member of the nonprofit ensemble Naked Angels, along with Marisa Tomei, Fisher Stevens, Ron Rifkin and Nancy Travis, among others. He has also appeared in Third Street at the Circle Repertory Theatre and London's West End production of Birdy.
Rob is on the Board of Directors of Project ALS. Co-founded by Jenifer Estess, who was diagnosed with ALS in 1997. Project ALS is committed to funding the research necessary for finding effective treatments and a cure for people living with ALS, a fatal neuromuscular disease.
Rob won his downhill ski race against Carlos Bernhard at The Deer Valley Celebrity Ski Feast. His win gave his team the win for this event. He was on Team Steve Mahre.
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Rob won the downhill ski race against Scott Wolf at The Deer Valley Celebrity Ski Feast.
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Rob sent a big check to the snow boarder who got lost at the same time as he and his ski group did in CO. They would have had to spent the night on the mountain without him.
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Rob contributed to Barak Obama's 2008 Presidential campaign.
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Rob actually dropped out of High school.
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While working as assistant to Michael Bennett in the musical Dream Girls, Morrow was given his first big break when he was cast into the lead role in the play Third Street by Bennett.
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Some of Rob's photographs were actually used for Northern Exposure.
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Rob learned to play golf so that he could realistically portray the golf-obsessed Dr. Joel Fleischman (His character on Northern Exposure).
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He is an avid golfer.
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Rob has a long-time hobby of photography.
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Rob is a member of the Ensemble Studio Theater.
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Rob is a member of The New York Stage and Film Company.
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Rob is on the Board of Directors of Project ALS.
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At the end of 2004 into 2005, Morrow is the voice of the "Moving You Forward" ad campaign for Toyota.
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When Rob was 9 years old, his parents divorced.
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Awards and Nominations:
-An independent film Maze that Rob wrote, (directed and co-produced with wife Debbie) won the audience choice honerable mention award at Cinequest at the San Jose' Film Festival in March 2001 and it also won the AFI Fest New Directions Award - Special Mention.
-In 2000 at the Ft. Lauderdale International Film Festival he won the 'President Award for Spirit of Independents'.
-In 1992 and 1993 he was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
for: Northern Exposure.
-In 1992, 1993 & 1994 he was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a TV-Series - Drama
for: Northern Exposure.
-in 1995 he was nominated for a SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series for Northern Exposure. (edit) Rob was an extra as a jury member in court in a Saturday Night Live skit with Rodney Dangerfield as host. (edit) Rob married actress Debbon Ayer in 1998. Rob and Debbie welcomed their first child, daughter Tu Simone Ayer Morrow, on April 25, 2001. Tu weighed 7 lbs. 3oz. (edit)
-An independent film Maze that Rob wrote, (directed and co-produced with wife Debbie) won the audience choice honerable mention award at Cinequest at the San Jose' Film Festival in March 2001 and it also won the AFI Fest New Directions Award - Special Mention.
-In 2000 at the Ft. Lauderdale International Film Festival he won the 'President Award for Spirit of Independents'.
-In 1992 and 1993 he was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
for: Northern Exposure.
-In 1992, 1993 & 1994 he was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a TV-Series - Drama
for: Northern Exposure.
-in 1995 he was nominated for a SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series for Northern Exposure. (edit) Rob was an extra as a jury member in court in a Saturday Night Live skit with Rodney Dangerfield as host. (edit) Rob married actress Debbon Ayer in 1998. Rob and Debbie welcomed their first child, daughter Tu Simone Ayer Morrow, on April 25, 2001. Tu weighed 7 lbs. 3oz. (edit)
Rob: (On Northern Exposure contractual dispute) The inference that I was very serious was there. I guess that was implied through my attorneys.
(edit) Rob: (About Northern Exposure) Everyone entered into the show with the sense of taking a personal risk, I believe in that. I really strongly believe in sacrifice and in being a team player. If you believe in something and it hits, you get rewarded in the back end. (edit) Rob: (On Northern Exposure contractual dispute) I mean, I didn't miss one single day of work. Not a minute. I was characterized as someone who was not grateful or was biting the hand, which was so off the mark. There were many extenuating circumstances. (edit) Rob:(on living in L.A.) I am a New Yorker, and I forget sometimes because you get used to the nice, easy life in L.A. There's an energy, there's a compression here. As soon as you get here you get an energy and a vitality. I feel very creative here, and young for some reason. (edit) Rob (On shooting a scene of "Numb3rs"): Must have been 40 guys between the ages of 25 and 40 and it was insane. We're all shooting automatic weapons and there's smoke and it's really crazy and they yell 'Cut!' and you see every one of us stand up with the biggest grins on our faces. (edit) Rob: Northern Exposure allowed me to be able to make a living doing the work I want to do. In terms of the experience of making it, it crystallized the process of acting and making films for me. (edit) Rob said this about working on Numb3rs: Rob: I've made a good living for a long time now. Even in my down years I've always kind of worked, whether it's low profile stuff," said Morrow. "But it's the idea of working with these people that I really love, these people that create the show, that run the show. I can't say it's not stressful and difficult, but it's a good time. It's fun. (edit)
(edit) Rob: (About Northern Exposure) Everyone entered into the show with the sense of taking a personal risk, I believe in that. I really strongly believe in sacrifice and in being a team player. If you believe in something and it hits, you get rewarded in the back end. (edit) Rob: (On Northern Exposure contractual dispute) I mean, I didn't miss one single day of work. Not a minute. I was characterized as someone who was not grateful or was biting the hand, which was so off the mark. There were many extenuating circumstances. (edit) Rob:(on living in L.A.) I am a New Yorker, and I forget sometimes because you get used to the nice, easy life in L.A. There's an energy, there's a compression here. As soon as you get here you get an energy and a vitality. I feel very creative here, and young for some reason. (edit) Rob (On shooting a scene of "Numb3rs"): Must have been 40 guys between the ages of 25 and 40 and it was insane. We're all shooting automatic weapons and there's smoke and it's really crazy and they yell 'Cut!' and you see every one of us stand up with the biggest grins on our faces. (edit) Rob: Northern Exposure allowed me to be able to make a living doing the work I want to do. In terms of the experience of making it, it crystallized the process of acting and making films for me. (edit) Rob said this about working on Numb3rs: Rob: I've made a good living for a long time now. Even in my down years I've always kind of worked, whether it's low profile stuff," said Morrow. "But it's the idea of working with these people that I really love, these people that create the show, that run the show. I can't say it's not stressful and difficult, but it's a good time. It's fun. (edit)
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